History: The Definitive Visual Guide

Author: Adam Hart-Davis

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  • : $60.00 AUD
  • : 9781409331803
  • : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
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  • : May 2013
  • : 301mm X 252mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : May 2013
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Barcode 9781409331803
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Description

This is the definitive 4 million year-old story of human history. "History" is a visual feast covering everything from our remote ancestors up to the 21st century. With over 3,000 images, you'll discover the complete story of the people, events, themes, ideas and forces that have shaped human existence from the origins of mankind to Sputnik, Machu Pichu and recent events. You can find out about history's turning points through eyewitness accounts and biographies that give a personal angle to major events. You can explore humankind's legacy from architecture and artefacts to the big ideas that have changed our world. You can examine the effect we've had on nature and vice versa. And discover how the past has been unlocked, from interpreting ancient documents to analysing ice cores. "History" is a compelling look at human existence and a must-have reference book for the family bookshelf.

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A striking phantasmagoria of photographs, paintings, satellite maps and illustrated timelines on the people, events and ideas that have created our world History Today

Author description

Adam Hart Davis has worked and presented on major TV series including Local Heroes, Top Ten Treasures, Tomorrow's World, What The Stuarts Did For Us, What The Victorians Did For Us, What The Romans Did For Us, and recently What The Ancients Did For Us.